“Do women make harsher films?” This is the question driving filmmaker Isa Willinger’s latest documentary, No Mercy. The film is an electrifying cinematic essay investigating women’s roles on and behind the camera. Willinger brings in the testimonies of some of […]

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The New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, has announced the Revivals lineup for its 62nd edition. The Revivals section showcases significant works from renowned filmmakers that have been digitally remastered, restored, and preserved with the assistance […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Jonathan Marlow takes a journey with […]

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Following their main slate lineup announcement last week, the Cannes Film Festival has now announced the lineups for its 2024 Directors’ Fortnight, Critics Week, and ACID Lineups. Notable standouts include India Donaldson’s Sundance darling Good One (read our ND/NF review), […]

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A brand new film festival is on the horizon. The Los Angeles Festival of Movies, co-presented by MUBI and Mezzanine, announced the full lineup for its first edition which will take place April 4-7, 2024. It will screen 11 titles […]

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The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the lineup for both its Wavelength and Classics sections. The former section is known for its politically charged, geographically diverse fare with a wide range of work drawn from the worlds of documentary, […]

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(Nina Menkes will be honored with a comprehensive retrospective at BAM March 4-10 and the American Cinematheque March 12-26. Additional cities to be announced. Jonathan Marlow has this movie review of Magdalena Viraga. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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(The 2021 New York Film Festival (or NYFF) is in its 59th iteration and runs September 24-October 10. Here, M.J. O’Toole gives a film review of Gaspar Noé’s Vortex. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per […]

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